LAKE OF THE WOODS COMMUNITY CLUB
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes for March 9, 2026

Location: Key Peninsula Civic Center Whitmore Room
Meeting was called to order at 6:34 pm

Board Executives for 2026

President: Karen Gore, 1^st VP Water: Dave Tyler, 2^nd VP Maintenance: Keith Burke, Secretary: Anna Hernandez-French, Treasurer: Barbara Dommert-Breckler

Board Members present –Dave Tyler, Keith Burke, Bill Poulos, Garett Lebby, Amie Schippa, Liz Hickman, Frank Benson, Jason Steinbrecher

Board Members absent – Karen Gore, Anna Hernandez-French, Barbara Dommert-Breckler

Community Members – Tiphany Lopez Steinbrecher, Anastasia Lebby

February minutes accepted– MMSP

January financials approved – MMSP  

Reports:

President

• No report

1^st Vice President – Water System

• Generator at pumphouse 2 is now running 
• 99% of water valves have been located when roads were asphalted
• Water leak at lots 139/140 – 2 trees need to be removed

2^nd Vice President – Maintenance 

• Landscaping maintenance contract – MMSP
  • Landscapers will provide bi-weekly service beginning next Saturday
• New playground equipment will be delivered and installed February 23^rd
• New signs will be put up at the Pea Patch when the weather gets nicer

Secretary – No report

Treasurer – No report

Committee Reports:

Compliance – Waived January late fees due to receiving coupon books late – MMSP

Events

• Easter egg hunt – April 4
• Community Clean up – April 25&26
• Fishing Derby – May 16

Old Business

• Lots 216-217 foreclosure
• NOTE: The LOTWCC can’t collect because the original owner no longer owns the property and was sold at auction by county.

New Business:

• Neighbor complaint – Lot 103 – rat issue, KB will talk with MH

Meeting adjourned at 6:57

Minutes submitted by Amie Schippa 

LAKE OF THE WOODS COMMUNITY CLUB
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes for February 9, 2026

Location: Key Peninsula Civic Center Whitmore Room
Meeting was called to order at 6:40pm

Board Executives for 2026

President: Karen Gore, 1^st VP Water: Dave Tyler, 2^nd VP Maintenance: Keith Burke, Secretary: Anna Hernandez-French, Treasurer: Barbara Dommert-Breckler

Board Members present – Karen Gore, Anna Hernandez-French, Dave Tyler, Keith Burke, Bill Poulos, Garett Lebby, Amie Schippa

Board Members absent – Liz Hickman, Frank Benson, Barbara Dommert-Breckler, Jason Steinbrecher

Community Members – Mary Poulos

January minutes accepted– MMSP

December financials approved – MMSP  

Reports:

President – No report

1^st Vice President – Water System

• Water system good – all wells recently checked
• DT spoke with PenLight and they agree all is good, but still waiting on backflow testing reports
• Someone needs to help with water location for calls – KB volunteers

2^nd Vice President – Maintenance 

• DT has reviewed revised landscaping contract – KB to send to Board for final review for March vote
• Parks in good shape
• KB getting set up in Strongroom

Secretary – No report

Treasurer – No report

Committee Reports:

Compliance – No report

Events – Easter egg hunt in April

Old Business

• Assessment overpayments
• KG to talk to HOACS about sending out assessment overpayment letters
• New playground equipment

• Officially paid for – KG to confirm delivery date and installation details
• KB looked at old equipment and it’s ok to leave up until weather improves
• Lots 216-217 foreclosure
• KG to follow up with lawyer about why LOTW liens haven’t been paid

New Business:

• 2025 budget close-out just arrived

Meeting adjourned at 7:29

Minutes submitted by Secretary Anna Hernandez-French 

LAKE OF THE WOODS COMMUNITY CLUB
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
May 11, 2026

Key Peninsula Civic Center Whitmore Room – Meeting was called to order at 6:33pm

Board Executives
President: Karen Gore
1^st VP Water: Dave Tyler
2^nd VP Maintenance: Keith Burke
Secretary: Anna Hernandez-French
Treasurer: Barbara Dommert-Breckler

Board Members present – Karen Gore, Anna Hernandez-French, Dave Tyler, Keith Burke, Liz Hickman, Amie Schippa, Barbara Dommert-Breckler
Board Members absent – Frank Benson, Bill Poulos, Garett Lebby

Community Members – Carl Hodson, Milissa Hodson, Tiphany Lopez

April minutes accepted– MMSP

Reports:

President – KG’s roommate’s son is donating trees to LOTWCC

1^st Vice President – Water System

• Everything running well
• Pump House 4’s air compressor didn’t start and had to be fixed, air pump moved
• Two trees on 136^th St Ct have to come down
• Pea Patch water is on
• Generator switch company hasn’t responded to DT’s recent email but generator itself is running well

2^nd Vice President – Maintenance 

• Going to rebuild Pete Rix bridge next Sunday
• DT called trash and it will be picked up tomorrow
• Landscape needs to get on auto-payment – HOACS will set up
• KG flagged that blackberry bushes at Pete Rix are creeping into yards – need to be addressed

Secretary

• No report

Treasurer

• 1^st quarter finances are not looking good – income is down $11K, but only 3% of properties are behind in payments – math doesn’t make sense
• Could be an HOACS problem
• Several lines are over budget – legal fees, lien fees, management fees, property taxes
• Board approves to raise 2026 events budget to $2.5K – MMSP

Committee Reports:

Compliance

• Lot 251 renter has moved out, owner is fixing up property
• Renter appears to have moved into a different property in the neighborhood
• Lot 103 owner has returned – letter #2 to go out
• Lots 105 and 168 are getting follow-ups
• Still no volunteers to join the Compliance Committee

Events

• 40 people took advantage of community cleanup dumpsters
• Fishing Derby is coming up soon – volunteers needed

New Business:

• Late summer community cleanup if budget allows? Maybe early September, back-to-school season?
• Reserve Study – level three annual update has been made and looks good – will be reviewed by May 18
• All executive board members to be listed and approved on CD accounts – MMSP 
• Biggest CD – $151K – rolled over 
• More room in the Pea Patch
• BDB notes that she has found a grant program people can apply for to cover septic inspection
• Habitat for Humanity offering grants to help people stay in their homes
• LH will not be at the June meeting

Meeting adjourned at 7:12

Minutes submitted by Secretary Anna Hernandez-French